ANTIQUIS, antiquis
Sounds Like: an-TEE-kwis
Translations: ancient, old, of old, former, to the ancient ones, for the ancient ones, by the ancient ones, with the ancient ones, from the ancient ones
From the root: ANTIQUUS
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: ANTIQUIS is an inflected form of the Latin adjective ANTIQUUS, meaning 'ancient' or 'old'. As an adjective, it describes nouns. ANTIQUIS specifically functions as the dative or ablative case in the plural, for all genders (masculine, feminine, or neuter). It can refer to 'the ancient ones' or 'ancient things', and its precise meaning depends on the preposition or verb it accompanies in a sentence. For example, it could mean 'to the ancient ones' (dative) or 'by/with/from the ancient ones' (ablative).
Inflection: Plural, Dative or Ablative, All genders
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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